ABLEWORLD HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08930697 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-10
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£900.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £900,200

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£900k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1
Current Liabilities
—
£0£180k£360k£540k£720k£900kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£900.2k£900.2k
Current assets£1—
Debtors£1£1
Net assets£900.2k£900.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-09
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2023-02-23
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2023-01-13
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  7. 2023-01-13
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    capital · SH10
  8. 2022-10-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-10-01
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    LEAVY, Anthony appointed
    director
  10. 2022-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-03-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2022-03-01
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    DEARY, Kenneth Edward appointed
    director
  13. 2022-03-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-02-01
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    PAGE, Tonya Louise appointed
    director
  15. 2021-12-07
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2021-12-01
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  17. 2021-12-01
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    capital · SH08
  18. 2021-11-24
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    officers · TM01
  19. 2021-11-24
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    officers · CH01
  20. 2021-11-15
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    accounts · AAMD
  21. 2021-11-09
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    officers · TM01
  22. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  23. 2021-08-28
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, Angela resigned
    director
  24. 2020-11-30
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    BONIFACE, Paul William resigned
    director
  25. 2014-03-10
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    Company incorporated
    As ABLEWORLD HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED
  26. 2014-03-10
    ➕
    COX, Neil Derek appointed
    director
  27. 2014-03-10
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Michael James appointed
    director
  28. 2014-03-10
    ➕
    BONIFACE, Paul William appointed
    director
  29. 2014-03-10
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Angela appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael James Williams
Individual · British · DOB 04/1951 · age 75
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-03-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Stapeley Technology Park
London Road
Stapeley
Cheshire
CW5 7JW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10

Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)

COX, Neil Derek→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DEARY, Kenneth Edward→
director · ~70y · appointed 2022-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEAVY, Anthony→
director · ~61y · appointed 2022-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PAGE, Tonya Louise→
director · ~52y · appointed 2022-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIAMS, Michael James→
director · ~75y · appointed 2014-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BONIFACE, Paul William→
director · ~74y · appointed 2014-03-10 · resigned 2020-11-30
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Angela→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-03-10 · resigned 2021-08-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-03-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-02-23
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-01-13
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2023-01-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-17